Job Description

Looking to build your career with a company that values innovation, stability, and people? Join our dedicated team as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer in Bridgeton, MO!

Since 1946, Hunter Engineering has been aligning cutting-edge technology with a strong commitment to quality. As a family-owned, American-made company, Hunter is the global leader in automotive service equipment, with our products used in over 130 countries by top vehicle manufacturers, tire companies, and service centers.

We’re proud to be recognized as a Best Places to Work finalist by the St. Louis Business Journal for five consecutive years (2022 – 2026) – a testament to our commitment to our people. Here, employees are supported, challenged, and take pride in their work. We offer exceptional benefits, a healthy work-life balance, and meaningful opportunities for professional growth.

If you’re ready to join a team that’s shaping the future of automotive service, read on.

As an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, you will be involved in all aspects of advanced process development, documentation, and fixture design.

What You’ll Do:

• Provide product manufacturability feedback to R&D Engineers for assigned New Product Development (NPD) projects.
• Design fixtures needed to support welding, machining, and assembly processes for manufacturing sites.
• Lead capital equipment projects and capacity resource planning associated with assigned projects.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality engineers at all manufacturing sites.
• Investigating new technologies for manufacturing process needs.
• Oversee tooling and equipment builds, qualifications, and implementations.
• Lead cross functional teams in DFMA activities for assigned projects.
• Develop a facilities plan, including processing equipment, cell layout, material flow, and infrastructure needs.
• Creation of process documents including fabrication and assembly work instructions.
• Manufacturing technical resource for R&D Engineering team.
• Additional duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering.
• 3+ years of professional experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Strong leadership skills working in a collaborative environment.
• Proven project management skills and experience.
• Effective communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Experience performing DFMA events & assisting in NPD / NPI projects.
• Possess technical knowledge of metalworking processes including laser cutting, sheet metal bending, welding, and power coat finishing.
• Experience with 3D CAD software in fixture design environment, Creo preferred; 2D AutoCAD preferred.
• Proficient in GD&T and best drafting practices.
• Powered and manual work holding design experience.
• 15-20% travel required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Capital equipment procurement experience.
• Manufacturing Execution System experience.
• Lean Manufacturing training.
• Green belt or Yellow belt certification.

What We Offer:

• Industry-Leading Healthcare Coverage
• Profit-Sharing Plan with Safe Harbor Contribution
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Free Onsite Fitness & Recreation Center

Join us in our mission to ‘Align People and Innovation to Drive Excellence!’

• Make Lives Better Together
• Take Pride in the Extraordinary
• Define the Standard